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[swodem]

Spent the weekend making a new Pit Box. Unfinished, but the grunt is done. Most of the cutting work was done by Darren, no stranger to making these, and owner of all the tools, with me barking instructions and changing designs and ideas on the fly like a new home builder. And being builders (unpaid) labour unit.

It’ll have power, lighting and contain everything for attending club night or national events, but it’s smaller and lighter than previous builds

I like the woodgrain on ply, not sure whether to oil (boiled linseed) or use Matt polyurethane


















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[slotbaker]

Nice...

 

How heavy is it??

[swodem]

....How heavy is it??

 

As it is there is 8.2kg (18.1lb). Still has to have hinges and clasps attached so might grow another pound?

[Phil Smith]

That's excellent work!  My back doesn't allow me have a box that big though. You look to be a young whipper snapper. No problem for you!

[Pat Skeggs]

Great job, I love it.

[MattD]

Very nice, maybe a set of wheels is in order?   Maybe a dolly to fit it that is removable  .Any pix of the track in the background?   

mb

[Ecurie Martini]

That's excellent work!  My back doesn't allow me have a box that big though. You look to be a young whipper snapper. No problem for you!

 

Have the same problem.  My box is a modified machinist tool box style - about 23 Lb empty.  I bought a very light folding luggage dolly - eliminates the strain

 

EM

[swodem]

  .Any pix of the track in the background?   
mb

Only pic I have I think, that’s about 1/2 the track. Takes up about 2/3 of a double garage. Built and owned by the guy who helped me do the pitbox




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[swodem]

This is the first go we had at it a couple years back, it was a behemoth and way too big in hindsight. Holds everything, but 18kg (40lb) dry, with all the gear in it was double that

Now just a parts storage box in my garage




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[MattD]

Thanks for the pic, Steve.   

[Tim Neja]

And naturally the flying "Kiwi" is there playing!!  Is there any place on the planet he hasn't raced??  

 

Oh yeah--the box looks GREAT!! You've hit a balance between too heavy and stocking all you need!! 

[swodem]

Then sometime last year went for a smaller design...
Works well but still heavy, and has some space inefficiencies up top where the handle is



So made a second unit to sit below, which is more parts and workstation, but got sick of lugging both around along with too much kit






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[Zippity]

Steve.

 

A nice-looking box. 

 

What thickness and type of plywood are you using for the construction?

[Tim Neja]

Well, you could save a lot of weight if you made the car slots platforms out of hard balsa!!! You could do the drawers, too – that would be less than half the weight of plywood.  

[swodem]

I’m OK with the weight as it is, but you are right, those nine chassis sliders come in at just under 1 kg (2 lb). Those alone are around 10% of the finished weight!!

[havlicek]

Nice work, Steve! I use the Festool track saw for ripping sheet goods on the job also. Very accurate and it's way easier moving the saw on the work than the work on the saw.   

 

Rock on!

[swodem]

Steve.
 
A nice-looking box. 
 
What thickness and type of plywood are you using for the construction?

9mm, interior - whatever was cheap and looked ok on one side. Wasn’t structural. About $39 sheet from memory


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[swodem]

Stained lightly and polyurethaned matt finish

Garage lighting doesn’t do it any justice

Will screw it all together and wire it up on the weekend, maybe get a better pic then




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[swodem]

Playing around with colour schemes last night....can’t decide










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[Bill from NH]

They all look nice. I like the first photo the best.

[swodem]

Maybe a border....










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[swodem]

LED Lighting installed....




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